buttons HONDA PILOT 2003 1.G Owner's Manual

µIf you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive the stations you
preset, you can use the Auto Select
feature to find stations in the local
area.
To activate Auto Select, press the
A. SEL button. A. SEL will f lash in
the display, and the system will go
into scan mode f or several seconds.
It automatically scans both bands,
looking f or stations with strong
signals. It stores the f requencies of
six AM stations and twelve FM
stations in the preset buttons. You
can then use the preset buttons to
select those stations.
If you are in a remote area, Auto
Select may not f ind six strong AM
stations or twelve strong FM stations.
If this happens, you will see a ‘‘0’’
displayed when you press any preset
button that does not have a station
stored. AUTO SELECT
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A.SEL
INDICATOR AM/FM
BUTTON
A.SEL
BUTTON PRESET BUTTONS

If you do not like the stations Auto
Select has stored, you can store
other f requencies in the preset
buttons. Use the TUNE, SEEK, or
SCAN f unction to f ind the desired
f requencies, then store them in the
selected preset buttons as described
previously.
Auto Select does not erase the
f requencies that you preset pre-
viously. When you return home, turn
of f Auto Select by pressing the
A. SEL button. The preset buttons
will then select the f requencies you
originally set.
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AM/FM
BUTTON
A.SEL
INDICATOR TUNE KNOB
SCAN
BUTTON A.SEL
BUTTON
PRESET BUTTONS
SEEK BUTTONS

Noise reduction remains of f until you
turn it on by pressing the button
again.
When the system reaches the end of
the tape, it will automatically reverse
direction and play the other side. If
you want to remove the cassette
f rom the drive, press the EJECT
button.
You can remove the cassette with
the ignition switch in any position,
even if the audio system is turned of f .
If you turn the system of f while a
tape is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the cassette will remain in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the tape will begin playing
where it lef t of f .To switch to the radio, CD player, or
CD changer, press the AM/FM or
CD/CHG button. To change back to
the cassette player, press the TAPE
button.
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PWR/VOL
KNOB
AM/FM
BUTTONCASSETTE SLOT
TAPE
EJECT
BUTTON
RPT
BUTTON
REW
BUTTONPLAY/PROG BUTTON FF BUTTON CD/CHG BUTTON
SEEK BUTTONS

You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
With the ignition switch in
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II), insert
the disc into the CD slot. Push the
disc in half way, the drive will pull it
in the rest of the way and begin to
play. The number of the track that is
playing is shown in the display.
You can also play 3-inch (8-cm) discs
without using an adapter ring. Play
only standard round discs. Odd-
shaped CDs may jam in the drive or
cause other problems.
For best results when using CD-R
discs, use only high quality discs
labeled f or audio use. When
recording a CD-R, the recording
must be closed in order f or the disc
to be used by CD players. CD-RW
discs will not work in this unit.
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Operating the CD Player
Audio System
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PWR/VOL
KNOBCD SLOT
CD EJECT
BUTTON
RPT
BUTTON RDM
BUTTON
CD BUTTON
SKIP BUTTONS

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When the system reaches the end of
the disc, it will return to the begin-
ning and play that disc again.
You can switch to the radio while a
CD is playing by pressing the AM/
FM button. Press the CD button to
return to playing the CD. The CD
will begin playing where it lef t of f .
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition,
the disc will stay in the drive. When
youturnthesystembackon,theCD
will begin playing where it lef t of f .
Press the eject button to remove the
disc f rom the drive.
If you eject the disc, but do not
remove it from the slot, the system
will automatically reload the disc
af ter 15 seconds and put the CD
player in pause mode. To begin
playing the disc, press the CD button. To activate the Repeat
f eature, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. The system continuously
replays the current track. Press the
RPT button again to turn it off.
This feature,
when activated, plays the tracks on
the CD in random order, rather than
in the order they are recorded on the
CD. To activate Random Play, press
and release the A. SEL/RDM button.
You will see RDM in the display. The
system will then select and play
tracks randomly. This continues
until you deactivate Random Play by
pressing A. SEL/RDM again.
You can use the SEEK/SKIP buttons
while a disc is playing to select
passages and change tracks.
To move rapidly within a track, press
and hold the SEEK/SKIP button.
Press the button to move
f orward. You will see CUE in the
display. Press the button to
move backward. You will see REW
displayed. Release the button when
the system reaches the point you
want.
Each time you press and release the
SEEK/SKIP button, the
system skips f orward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the button to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
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REPEAT
RANDOM PLAY
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You will have to store your favorite
stations in the Preset buttons after
the system begins working. Your
original settings were lost when
power was disconnected.
If your vehicle’s battery is discon-
nected or goes dead, the audio
system will disable itself . If this
happens, you will see ‘‘Code’’ in the
frequencydisplaythenexttimeyou
turn on the system. Use the Preset
buttons to enter the five-digit code. If
it is entered correctly, the radio will
start playing.
If you make a mistake entering the
code, do not start over or try to
correct your mistake. Complete the
f ive-digit sequence, then enter the
correct code. You have ten tries to
enter the correct code. If you are
unsuccessful in ten attempts, you
must then leave the system on for
one hour bef ore trying again.
Your vehicle’s audio system will
disable itself if it is disconnected
f rom electrical power f or any reason.
To make it work again, the user
must enter a specif ic f ive-digit code
in the Preset buttons. Because there
are hundreds of number
combinations possible f rom f ive
digits, making the system work
without knowing the exact code is
nearly impossible.
Youshouldhavereceivedacardthat
lists your audio system’s code
number and serial number. It is best
tostorethiscardinasafeplaceat
home. In addition, you should write
the audio system’s serial number in
this Owner’s Manual. If you should
happen to lose the card, you must
obtain the code number f rom your
Honda dealer. To do this, you will
need the system’s serial number.
On EX model
Thef t Protection
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To return f ront panel control to the
front audio system, turn the knob
counterclockwise. The system will
automatically change back to the
f ront system several seconds af ter
you stop pressing the buttons. To operate the rear entertainment
system f rom the f ront panel, you
must first turn the RR CTRL knob
clockwise to enable the panel. The
amber RR LED will come on to show
that the control panel is now enabled.
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Operating the DVD Player f rom
the Front Control Panel
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REAR PWR
BUTTONRR CTRL SELECTOR
KNOB
RR LED
RPT
BUTTON PLAY
BUTTONPAUSE
BUTTONSEEK/SKIP
BAR
RDM
BUTTON

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Some DVDs start playing
automatically af ter the disc is loaded
completely. If a disc does not start
playing, press the PLAY button. If
the system is in PAUSE mode, press
the PLAY button to cancel the
PAUSE mode.
Press the PAUSE button to pause
the disc. Press the button again or
press the PLAY button to return to
PLAY. PAUSE works only with
DVDs.
Press the RPT button to
continuously replay the current track.
You will see RPT in the display.
Press the button again to turn it off.
RPT works only with CDs.
To play the tracks within a CD in
random order, press the RDM
button. You will see RDM in the
display. Press the button again to
cancel RDM. RDM works only with
CDs.
You can move rapidly within a track
or a chapter by pressing the SEEK/
SKIP buttons. Press and hold the
button to move f orward, You will see
‘‘CUE’’ in the display. Press and hold
the sidetomovebackward,You
will see ‘‘REV’’ in the display.
Release the button when the system
reaches the point you want.
Each time you press and release the
button, the system skips forward
to the beginning of the next track or
chapter. Press and release the
buttontoskipbackwardtothe
beginning of the current track or
chapter. If you press the button
while the beginning of a track or
chapter is playing, the system skips
to the beginning of the previous
track or chapter.
PLAY Button
PA USE But t on RPT Button
RDM Button
SEEK /SK IP But t ons
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You can control some DVD f unctions
f rom the rear control panel in the
ceiling Make sure the rear control
operation has not been disabled with
theRRCTRLknobonthefront
panel.
Use these buttons to select the
entertainment source (radio,
cassette player, CD player/CD
changer, or DVD player/Auxiliary
device). The selected source will be
showninthedisplay.
Press this button when you want to
pause a DVD. Press this button
again to go back to Play.
To select the menu on the DVD,
press the MENU button. Use the
, , , and buttons to
move to the desired menu selection,
then press the ENT button to enter
your selection.
Pressthe buttontoskiptothe
beginning of the next chapter. Press
the buttontoskipbacktothe beginning of the current chapter.
If you press the button while the
beginning of a chapter is playing, the
system skips to the beginning of the
previous chapter.
Operating the DVD Player f rom
the Rear Control Panel
Source Select ion But t ons
PL A Y/PA USE/PROG But t on MENU/ENT But t ons
SEEK /SK IP But t ons
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SOURCE SELECTION
BUTTONS REAR CONTROLS
OFF BUTTON MENU
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTON
CH/DISK
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BUTTON
CH/DISK
BUTTON
ENT BUTTON
PLAY/PAUSE/PROG
BUTTON

You can control all of the DVD
functions with the remote control.
Make sure the rear control operation
has not been disabled with the RR
CTRL knob on the f ront panel.
When using the remote control,
point it at the rear control panel in
the ceiling.
Press this button to start playing a
DVD. Use these buttons to select the
entertainment source (radio,
cassette player, CD player/CD
changer, or DVD player/Auxiliary
device). The selected source will be
showninthedisplay. Operating the DVD Player with
the Remote Control
Source Select ion But t onsPL A Y/PROG Button
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SOURCE SELECTION
BUTTONS
REW/FWD BUTTONS STOP BUTTON PAUSE BUTTON
PLAY/PROG BUTTON
MENU BUTTON
SUBTITLE BUTTON
AUDIO BUTTON
ANGLE BUTTON
TITLE BUTTON SEEK/SKIP BUTTONS
DISP BUTTON RETURN (T/C) BUTTON